Inflatable toy eye



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INFLATABLE TOY EYE Filed Dec. 14, 1923 I i "iavonaz- Patented Nov. 10, 1925.

ARTHUR PEEL, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

' INFLATABLE TOY EYE.

Application filed. December 14, 1923. Serial No. 680,706.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR PEEL, a British subject, residing at fiat 1, 59 New Cavendish Street, London, W. 1, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Inflatable Toy Eyes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys and has for its principal object a toy eye in which the pupil is formed of extensible material, means being provided for distending said pupil forwardly with ludicrous effect.

A further object is to provide in a toy eye a forwardly distensible pupil adapted to be operated at will through the medium of a flexible tube by a pressure ball adapted to be concealed behind the coat or in the pocket and squeezed by hand.

A further object is to provide in a toy eye a disc-like member representing upper and lower eyelids and having a central hole through which a protruding wall bearing a representation of a pupil appears.

A further object is to provide a frame such as a. monocle frame, spectacle frame or the like, in which the said toy eye can be held in front of the human eye socket with a certain normal appearance.

With these and other objects in view, the invention is described in the following specification aided by the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 represents a monocle frame.

Fig. 2 a flexible envelope having a central hole intended to carry representations of the upper and lower eyelids.

Fig. 3 an inflatable eyeball member.

Fig. 4 the assembled devices of Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

Fig. 5 shows an alternative form in which the eyelid members are formed of flat disclike material.

Fig. 6 being an end view.

Fig. 7 a rear view of Fig. 5, and

Fig. 8 is a modification of Fig. 1.

According to the arrangement shown in Figures 1 to 1 a monocle eyeglass rim comprises a black vulcanite frame 1 to which two bent wire galleries 2 are secured. The eyelid envelope 3 is made of flesh-coloured rubber with an almond-shaped aperture, as shown. Eye lashes may be painted on the edges of the aperture, and the envelope is secured to the eyeglass rim in any suitable manner as for instance by cementing. The eyeball member 4. comprises a thin rubber circular chamber or bulb 4c approximating in shape and size to an average human eyeball, the bulb being painted or otherwise coloured to represent a human eye, that is to say, it has a dark pupil with a white surround. The eyeball bulb is mounted on a suitable I firm backing 5 of any suitable material such as cardboard extending beyond the. eyeball at each side as shown in Fig. 3. The eyeball member has a tubular extension 6 to which a length of small black rubber tubing 7 is attached, and the eyeball member is slipped into the envelope 3, the extension 6 passing through a tubular extension 8 of the envelope 3. This extension 8 passes through an aperture in a side lug 9 in the eyeglass rim 1. A long bead is preferably inserted in the tubing to keep the eye in position and prevent the tube running through the hole in the eyeglass rim beyond the required length. The tubing 7 is connected to a hand bulb '7 or like pressure producing means.

In the alternative construction shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 the toy consists of front and back circular pieces 10, 11 of stiff material, say cardboard. The front piece 10 has an almond-shaped aperture and the material around the aperture is coloured to represent the upper and lower eyelids. Between the front and back pieces the eyeball member 12 is inserted; this member 12 may be similar to that described with reference to Fig. 3, or may be a small rubber chamher without backing. The centre portion intended to represent the pupil may be made thinner than the other walls of said chamber. A length of rubber tubing is attached to the eyeball member and terminates in a hand bulb as in the previous modification.

In either of the constructions above described the eyeball may be kept permanently inflated if desired.

The eyeglass rim shown in Fig. 8 consists of a metal ring 13 with galleries 14: and a side lug 15, instead of the vulcanite rim of Fig. 1. Obviously the eye may be mounted in one rim of aspectacle if desired in which case the other eyepiece may be a lens or plain glass, or may be left without any insertion.

I claim 1. In a toy eye, a pupil formed of extensible material, means for distending said pupil, and means for supporting the pupil in position to overlie the human eye.

2. In a toy eye, a pupil formed of extensible material, pneumatic means for distending said pupil, and means for supporting the pupil in position to overlie the human eye.

3. In a toy eye, an eye lid envelope having an opening, a pupil formed of extensible material housed in said envelope, means for distending said pupil through said envelope opening and means for removably supporting said toy eye in front of the eye socket.

4;. In a toy eye, an eye lid envelope having an opening, a pupil formed of extensible material housed in said envelope, pneumatic means for distending said pupil through said envelope opening and means for supporting the toy eye in front of the eye socket.

5. In a toy eye, an eyeball member comprising an indiarubber inflatable chamber, an iris represented on one Wall of the chamher, an elastic tube connected to said chamher, a pneumatic pressure ball connected to said tube and adapted to distend a Wall of said chamber and a frame in Which said eye ball member is mounted, said frame being designed for use as a monocle.

6. In a toy eye, a front elastic member representing eyelids, a hole in said member, an indiarubber inflatable chamber positioned behind said hole and having an ex- 'tensible front Wall made up to represent an eyeball, a rear disc behind said chamber, a frame. holding said assembled parts, whereby said device can be held in front of the eye socket, and pneumatic means for distending the front Wall of said chamber for- \ardly through the said hole.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

ARTHUR PEEL. 

